Coin chute



Aug. 13, 1940. J. BAUER EIAL COIN CHUTE Filed Feb. 20, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 33 MAX GR/IU 1NVENTOR3 ATTORNEY Aug. 13, 1940. J BAUER ET AL 2,210,875

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Filed Feb. 20; 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 JOH/V BAUER MAX G-RAU 50 INVENTORS v BY WWW A TTOR/Vf Y Patented Aug. 13, 1940 PATENT OFFICE coIN CHUTE I John Bauer, Sunnyside, andvMax Grau,

.New York, N. Y.

Application February 20, 1940, Serial No. 319,816-

' 2 Claims. (01. aa-s) This invention relates generally to coin chutes, but more specifically to coin chutes adaptedpto be aifixed to ladies handbags for purposes of withdrawing coins for immediate use without the necessity of opening the handbag.

The main object of the invention resides in the provision of a coin chute adapted to be affixed to ladies handbags wherein the end or outlet of the chute is externally disposed of the pocketbook, the said end having pivoted ejection means for the withdrawal of a single coin at a time.

A further object of the invention residesin the provision of a coin chute of the above nature which is capable of storing a plurality of coins after feeding; wherein means are provided for the prevention of loss of coins in the chute in the event that the handbag or pocketbook is in inverted position; wherein the ejector means when in position of withdrawal of a coin'stops passage of the next consecutive coin; and wherein the ejector means is normally in closed and locked .position at all times except when outward finger pressure is applied for coin withdrawal.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a coin chute which is economical to manufactureeasy to assemble and mount on a handbag, which contains a minimum number of parts, which is efficient in operation and simple to operate.

These objects and other incidental ends and. advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear in the progress of the disclosure and as pointed out in the appended claims.

Accompanying this specification are drawings showing preferred forms of the invention wherein corresponding reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and wherein:

Figure 1 is a front view in elevation of a typical handbag showing a coin'chute attached therein.

Figure 2 is an end viewin elevation partly in section showing the coin chute securediwithin the bag.

Figure 3 is a front view in elevation of the coin chute.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of one side of the coin chute and an ejector member secured thereto. v

Figure 5 is a plan view of the coin chute with the ejector member in closed position.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view in elevation of Figure 4 showing the ejector member in open position releasing a coin.

Figure 7 is a front view in elevation of a handbag formed with metallic frame showing a coin chute attached thereto.

Figure 8 is an end View in elevation of Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a top plan view of the handbag shown in Figure '7 in closed position.

Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 9 showing the handbagin partially' open position and exposing the mouth orinlet of the coin chute.

In accordance with the invention and in accordance with the preferred forms shown, a handbag provided with the usual front and rear walls l and II, bottom Wall [2 and side Walls I3 is illustrated. The walls It and II are each provided with the usual lining l i, the said front and rear walls together with the lining being secured to the bottom wall I2 in any known manner such as by lines of stitching 15, the front and rear walls also being secured to the .side walls 13 by the usual lines of stitching at the positions indicated by numeral In addition to -lining 14, the handbag shown is provided with an inner lining indicated by numeral IS, the said lining being secured at the upper portion I! to the lining l4, there being an opening in the inner lining as indicated by numeral i3, whereby the inlet or mouth of the coin chute mountedbetween the inner lining I6 and thelining I4 is exposed to the interior of the handbag. Numerals I9 and 20 indicate any conventional means of locking the handbag, the

the pocketbook walls.

The coin chute generally designated by numeral 2| is preferably comprised of two similarly shaped and preferably metallic plate members indicated in Figure 3 by numerals 26 and 42. Plate member 26 has an inlet portion 221with a concave cutout 23 and outwardly fiaredwing portions24 and 25 adjacent thereto. Theinlet portion 22 communicates with an inclined intermediate portion 26', the latter terminating in a flared outlet portion 27. Plate member 26 along its longitudinal edges is provided with walls 28 and 29.

At the inlet portion 22 are-lugs 30 and 3| which are adapted to secure plate 26 of the coin chute to the handbag by penetrating the lining thereof as shown in Figure 2 and then. being folded over thereagainst, while at the outlet por tion 21 is a bracket member 32 adapted to engage an edge of the handbag side wall I3 through an opening 15 in the stitching connecting the front and side walls along the area IS. The outlet portion 2? of plate member 26 and the outlet portion of plate member 42 when said plates are assembled, as will hereinafter appear, penetrate opening l5" at extension portions 33 and 43. It is thus seen how the coin chute by means plate members 26 and 42 spaced by walls 28 and 29 forming the chute.

A leaf spring 34 secured along wall 28 adjacent portion 2! of plate 26 is adapted to normally engage a lower curved edge 35 of an ejector member 35, the said ejector member being pivotally secured between extensions 33 and 43 by a rivet 35. The inner wall 3'! of ejector member 35 is curved to conform to the circular shape of a coin 4! while the upper end of member 35 is provided with a depression 38 to engage a projection 39 on portion 2i to serve as conventional locking means for ejector member 35 when in normally closed position. To facilitate the withdrawal of ejector member 35 from within the outlet portion of the coin chute, the projecting portion of said ejector member as shown in Figure l is provided with .curved depressions 48 on its faces whereby the operating fingers of the user may grip the ejector member for purposes of opening the same about rivet 35 and against the action of leaf spring 34. Leaf spring 55 maintains the ejector member 35 closed at all times except when pulled outwardly by the finger, at which time the coin carried therebyin inner curved edge 3'! is grasped for withdrawing purposes. Upon the removal of the coin, the ejector member 35 is automatically closed by the action of leaf spring 34. It is to be noted that the lower edge 35' of the ejector member 85 when the latter is pulled outwardly abuts against the end of wall 28, thereby serving as a limiting position of the ejector member as shown in Figure 6. The upper portion of edge 35' serves peated forthe withdrawal of needed additional coins.

The aforementioned plate member 42 of the coin chute is of the same general shape as plate member 26, the inlet end having flared wing members A l and 2-5. Between wing members 44 and d5 is anintermediate extension 45 having a projection ll on the inner wall whereby coins are forced into the chute for feeding purposes. Coins are thus prevented from escape from the coin chute in the event that the latter assumes an inverted position when the handbag is accidently turned into such position. The integration of the plate members and 62 forming the coin chute is accomplished by bending lugs 35' and 31 over the outer face of plate 42 as best shown in Figure 3, and as heretofore mentioned.

Figures '7, 8, 9 and 10 show a coin chute affixed to a handbag having a framework. The bag is the ordinary type of bag having front and rear walls 4.8 and 49, a bottom piece 50, and side pieces 5!. secured to the mouth portion of the bag, the said frame consisting of a set of similar channel frame-pieces, one frame piece having leg members 52 and a top member 55, the other frame piece having leg members 53 and a top member 55, the lower ends of the leg members being joined by hinges 54. The channel framepieces are adaptedto penetrate the upper side portions and the top edges of the bag and be secured thereto in any well known manner. The top member '56 is provided with a spring latch 59 pro- The bag is provided with a metallic frame jecting beyond the inner edge thereof as shown in Figure 9 and is adapted to engage a log 58 on top member 55, the latch extending across the width of said top member 55. The inlet of the chute is slightly modified from that shown in Figures 1 to 6 inclusive, whereby the inlet is affixed to the under side of top member 55 and communicates with a slit 51 therein and whereby the outlet is afiixed to the inner side of leg 52 and communicates with openings 50 and 5| therein. The inlet of the chute below slit 5'! is provided with a projection 4'! to prevent coins from being lost therethrough when the pocketbook is inverted, and has the same purpose as projection 4'! in the type of chute shown in Figures 1 to 6. It is to be noted that slit 5? is covered by latch 59 when the bag is in closed position.

We wish it understood that minor changes and variations in the material, integration, location, combination and subcombination of parts may all be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims. t V

We claim: e

l. A coin chute adapted to support coins edge to edge therewithin, including a vertically disposed flat tubular body having an inlet at one end and an enlarged fiat tubular discharge chamber in the plane of the coins communicating with said tubular body at the other end and having an outlet, the lower portion of said outlet having projecting side walls, a carrier pivoted in the discharge chamber between said projecting side walls adapted to 'swing in and out of said outlet and having a semicircular inner edge conforming to the lower half of a coin to engage and serve as a stop for the bottom-most coin in the tubular body when said carrier is in normally closed position, the said carrier when moved to extended position conveying the lowermost coin partly beyond said outlet to a conveniently withdrawable position, the inner end of the carrier adjacent the semi-circular inner edge preventing the passage of the next consecutive coin from within the tubular body and the projecting side walls serving as guides for the support of the extended coin.

2. A coin chute adapted to support coins edge to edge therewithin including an elongated flat tubular body having an inlet at one end and being expanded in the plane of the coins into an enlarged discharge chamber at the other end and having an outlet, the lower portion of said outlet having projecting side Walls, a carrier pivoted in the discharge chamber between said projecting side walls adapted to swing in and out of said outlet, and a spring for holding said carrier in normally closed position and said carrier having a semi-circular inner edge conforming tothe lower half of a'coin to engage and serve as a stop for the bottom-most coin in the tubular body Whensaid carrier is in normally closed position, the said. carrier when moved to extended position conveying the lowermost coin partly beyond said outlet to a conveniently withdrawable position, the inner end of the carrier adjacent the semi circular inner edge preventing the passage of the next consecutive coin from within the tubular body and the projecting side walls serving as guides for the support of the extended coin.

' JOHN BAUER.

MAX GRAU. 

